The Trust membership scheme currently has almost 300 members who share an interest in Ribble Motor Services and the work we do to preserve the company’s history. The annual subscription is £25 and members receive a full colour magazine four times a year as well as access to our members Facebook page and the chance to participate in our work.
You can apply for membership by completing the application form via the Contact Page
As well as supporting our overall aims members also have the chance to work directly with the Trust. A whole range of opportunities awaits – some members work regularly at our depot on vehicle preparation, regular maintenance and vehicle restoration. We have plenty of tasks for those with specific skills and those who help in a more general way. Others help out at events by conducting on the bus service, carrying out marshalling, talking to visitors. There’s plenty of enjoyment as well as hard work and a lot of satisfaction in helping a restoration project to completion or successfully delivering a major event.
If you would like to know more and possibly take a look around do get in touch.
Tiger / Duple saloon 900
Reg: B900 WRN
Chassis: Leyland Tiger TRCTL11/2RH
Body: Duple B49F
Built: 1985
900 was a one off in the Ribble fleet and its high floor level meant it was often preferred for longer distance routes. It spent many years at Blackpool’s Talbot Road depot where it was often used on the Liverpool service. When that depot closed it moved to Fleetwood and then onto White Lund at Morecambe. After a brief spell at Kendal it was withdrawn in September 2006 and sold to Tanat Valley Coaches. Their aim was to deploy it on school services but it never entered service and was sold into preservation with our group in June 2007.
As with any bus with over 20 years of service it needed extensive body and mechanical work as one of the pictures illustrates. Once refurbished it was painted in NBC poppy red in the style it carried when new. It has since been a regular at our events.